Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts, who has conducted a
number of fawning interviews with Barack and Michelle Obama, pushed Ann
Romney in an exclusive interview on Thursday to release more tax
documents.

She needled, "Your husband has been adamant about
only the two years that will be released. Why will he not follow the
example of others on both sides of the aisle?"

After Mrs. Romney reiterated that her husband wouldn't release more
than two years and that they had nothing to hide, Roberts hectored, "Why
not show that then? Why not release the- because then it's a moot point
and people move on." [MP3 audio here.]

Regarding a Democratic ad making fun of Ann Romney's horse riding, the
host expressed no outrage for the liberal attack. She neutrally
wondered, " How do you respond to something like that?"

In contrast, on May 19, 2008,
Roberts interviewed Mr. And Mrs. Obama about nasty GOP claims. She
sympathized, "Should you get through this process and you have the
general election ahead of you, that this is what you can expect more and
more of. Are you prepared for that?"

On September 9, 2009, she cooed to the President, "How difficult is it to stay on message?"

On May 10, 2012,
Roberts scored an exclusive interview with the President as he reversed
his opinion on gay marriage. The co-host asked Obama no tough
questions. She thrilled,"I'm getting chills again" just thinking about
the segment.

It's true that Roberts lauded Mrs. Romney for being "incredibly
gracious." She also included a follow-up segment about Multiple Sclerosis and how the
political spouse has dealt with the diseaase. But the journalist still
managed to grill the wife of the presumptive Republican presidential
nominee. That's something Roberts rarely does when interviewing the
Obamas.

A transcript of the July 19 segment can be found below.

7:13

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: And boy, you had a fascinating interview yesterday with Ann Romney.

ROBIN
ROBERTS: Nothing was out of bounds. I could ask her anything and she
was so incredibly gracious. And her husband, Republican challenger, of
course, Mitt Romney, has a slight edge this morning over President
Obama. According to the latest New York Times poll/CBS poll It's all-
it's being driven by fears about the country's economy. I spoke
exclusively with Ann Romney about what her husband's planning. It's your
voice, your vote and I started by asking her how close her husband is
to picking a running mate.

ANN ROMNEY: We're not quite there yet. And we're going to be there
soon. There's so many good choices. That's making it especially
difficult.

ROBERTS: You have said you want it to be somebody that your husband-
they match in personality. No one knows your husband better than you.
So, who is that type of person?

ANN ROMNEY: I think in saying that, I was thinking of passion for this
country, being able to serve, being able to- having experience, having
real experience. Being able to be ready, day one.

ROBERTS: Everyone wants to stay on message. You do. The Obama administration. The American people. And
there seem to be so many different distractions. One being your husband
and the tax returns. Both Bushes gave multiple years, ten And 12 years.
President Obama gave seven years of tax returns. Your husband has been
adamant about only the two years that will be released. Why will he not
follow the example of others on both sides of the aisle?

ANN ROMNEY: You know, I think there are reasons for these things. You
know, I think you should look at where Mitt led his life. And where he's
been financially. He's been a very generous person. We give ten percent
of our income to our church every year. Do you think that is the kind
of person that is trying to hide things? Or do you think- No, he's so
good about it. Governor of Massachusetts, didn't take a salary in four
years. You know, he is a person-

ROBERTS: Why not show that then? Why not release the- because then it's a moot point and people move on.

ANN ROMNEY: Because so many things that will be open, again, to
attack. You don't want to give more material for more attack. That's
just the answer. And we have given all people need to know and
understand about our financial situation and how we live our life. And,
so-That election, again, will not be decide on that. It will be decided
on who will turn the economy around and how are jobs coming back to
America.

ROBERTS: Independent fact-checkers criticize this Obama ad, saying
Romney had already left the company. But an Obama campaign aide
suggested Romney may have lied about when he left and committed a
felony, prompting this response from Romney.

MITT ROMNEY: He sure as heck ought to say he's sorry for the kinds of attacks coming from his team.

ROBIN ROBERTS: And this from the President.

BARACK OBAMA: No. We won't be apologizing.

ANN ROMNEY: I'm not disappointed. I'm not surprised. I believe it was
beneath the dignity of the office of the president to do something as
egregious as that. To attack someone on that level is, I believe,
beneath his dignity.

ROBERTS: Away from the campaign trail, Ann Romney has been waging
another battle, against Multiple Sclerosis since her diagnosis 14 years
ago. Have you had a discussion with your husband, if he is elected, how
that could effect, if it does flair up, his presidency?

ANN ROMNEY: You know, that was part of the discussion when we decided
whether to go forward again, because we certainly would not have gone
forward if I had been in an active part of my disease. Because it would
have been something I would have needed my husband to be there with me.
But the thing that you can't ever know about life is what tomorrow will
bring. So you just step forward and just go on. And, so, for us right
now, I really believe that he's the right person at the right time. He
has a clear understanding of how to create jobs. So many Americans are
suffering right now that are out of work. I really, really believe in my
heart that he's the right person at the right time to bring hope and
recovery.

ROBERTS: Part of Romney's MS therapy is to ride horses. It's a
high-end sport that made her and her husband a target for critics, like
in this new ad by Democrats. How do you respond to something like that?

ANN ROMNEY: You know, honestly, do you know how I really feel? I want
to laugh. It makes me laugh. It's like, really? You know, there's so
many people out of work right now, and there's this guy right here that
has the answer for fixing the economy. And all these attacks, they're
going to try everything. And that is what people have to ask themselves
when they go in the voting booth in November. Are you better off? Do you
thing we need a change? Basically, my philosophy is, they're going to
fire the coach. I already, sort of, know the answer. At the end of the
day, they're going to fire the coach, 'cause things are not going well.

ROBERTS: And the coach being President Obama?

ANN ROMNEY: Right.

ROBERTS: I know Mrs. Romney said she laughed off the ad with the
Dressage horse. Well, the DNC has pulled that ad, said they didn't mean
to offend her. But they're not going to use that anymore.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Yeah, they pulled it overnight. But, boy, that first
answer she gave you, so interesting. We haven't made a decision yet in
vice president.

ROBERTS: They're a team. They are a team.

-- Scott Whitlock is the senior news analyst for the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter.

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